After Miller floundered (3.2-9-7-2-1, 80), Aceves was excellent in relief (3-1.3-0-0-3, 52). Matt Albers pitched a scoreless eighth inning. He has not allowed a run in July (12.1 innings) and has allowed only one run in his last 21.1 innings, dating back to June 4.

The Yankees beat the Mariners 4-1. Seattle managed only one hit and lost its 17th straight game. CC Sabathia struck out a career-high 14 batters in seven innings. New York remains 2 GB Boston.

Last night was only the second game since 1964 in which the Red Sox had at least 13 hits but scored only one run. It has happened to Boston six times since 1919. (The most hits the Red Sox have had while being shutout is 12.)

Just got caught up on the late night thread from last night, passed out around the 8th or so while watching on the computer. Woke up at about 4:30 right as the highlights came on NESN, great timing. Watched the shitty plays half-asleep then passed back out until morning.

heh - nesn had FY on the outro and don is all set to say he'll try to extend his streak next half-inning, but then he realizes pedroia is hitting 4th -- and thus may not even bat in the inning -- and has to scramble.

Someone here might have insights on this; How do you do a wedding when two languages are involved? Do you read everything twice? What do they do in Canada when there is a wedding that both French and English are needed in?

I don't know the answer, meunier, but I have an opinion: you learn the Spanish, even if just by rote; have your darling learn the English. You respond in her native language, she in yours! Pretty romantic in my opinion!

Abe Vigoda. Ha. That's how my brother and I won a pictionary game many years ago. I was trying to draw pagoda and he couldn't get it. So, I drew a TV with a fish in it, he said Abe Vigoda, I drew sounds like, and he said...Pagoda! Classic.

I"m so glad they put up tweets because I have no access to it other than when a TV station selects a few of them and puts them on the screen. I'd been waiting all day. Thank you NESN. (And thanks for choosing such utterly vital ones, too! I am fulfilled.)

because remy was probably watching the screen. which made itlook like it was sailing over the seats ... it was most likely a normal fly to the track, with the crowd oohing and aahing like crowds always do.